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FR-2714: Introduction to French Culture and Civilization

Description: French culture and civilization from prehistoric cave paintings to the present. Interdisciplinary approach to literature, film, art, achitecture, intellectual movements, and lifestyle in the context of French political history, society, and globalization, including elements of French culture that arrived through conquerors, migrants, and immigrants. Taught in English.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.45 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.85%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.28%

Richard L Shryock202368.4%20.3%5.7%1.4%2.3%1.9%3.529
Ronda J Watson201140.6%46.7%5.8%4.0%2.9%0.0%3.173
Robert M Brown200879.2%20.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691

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